Tyler Cowen: talent, effective altruism and religion
Salvador Podcast · Salvador Duarte and Tyler Cowen
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Show Notes
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Tyler Cowen at the Mercatus Center last December. Here’s our conversation.
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Timestamps
0:00 - We’re discovering talent quicker than ever
5:14 - Being in San Francisco is more important than ever
8:01 - There is such a thing like a winning organization
11:43 - Talent and conformity on startup and big businesses
19:17 - Giving money to poor people vs talented people
22:18 - EA is fragmenting
25:44 - Longtermism and existential risks
33:24 - Religious conformity is weaker than secular conformity
36:38 - GMU Econ professors religious beliefs
39:34 - The west would be better off with more religion
43:05 - What makes you a philosopher
45:25 - CEOs are becoming more generalists
49:06 - Traveling and eating
53:25 - Technology drives the growth of government?
56:08 - Blogging and writing
58:18 - Takes on Aella, Scott Alexander, Noah Smith and more
1:02:51 - The future of Portugal
1:06:27 - New aesthetics program with Patrick Collison
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